Alexander Larman

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Alexander Larman

Well, what did Prince Harry expect? The Duke of Sussex has been involved in plenty of hubristic and pointless things since he decided to step down as a member of the royal family in 2020. But taking the government to court on the grounds that they were refusing to provide security to the levels that he and his family would expect, was perhaps his most pig-headed and idiotic publicity blunder.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Alexander Larman

The perennial 'nice dad', back on screens in Netflix's The Four Seasons, represents a Hollywood that doesn't exist any more: one for adultsAny television show created by and starring Tina Fey is usually worth a watch, but unfortunately the new Netflix eight-part comedy series The Four Seasons has let the side down.

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Alexander Larman

When did you last eat at a McDonald’s? If I’d asked this question a decade or so ago, I imagine the answer would probably have been ‘more recently than I’d care to admit’. The Golden Arches were the ultimate fast-food guilty pleasure, where, for considerably less than a tenner, the hungry, hungover or intoxicated could gorge on burgers, chips, milkshakes and chicken nuggets – served swiftly and efficiently.

1 week ago | thecritic.co.uk | Alexander Larman

This article is taken from the May 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £10. There are few major news stories that begin as tragedy and end as farce, but the saga of Raoul Moat defied tradition. In the summer of 2010, Moat, a former nightclub bouncer, was released from HMP Durham, where he had served a short sentence for assaulting a child, and set out on an aimless mission of revenge.

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Alexander Larman

While the world continues to laugh (and, on occasion, groan) at the antics of the Duchess of Sussex, there remains a more serious ongoing issue at the heart of the royal family: the King’s health. As his treatment for cancer stretches on into its second year, with no clear end point in sight, he hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace yesterday for those who work with cancer patients and their families.